Joel Edgerton Quotes
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There's never been a mathematical equation that says a good experience making a movie equates to a good movie, or a bad experience on a set is going to lead to a bad movie.
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I just don't want to do crap movies, man, because I just love that I can get up and talk about them and talk to journalists about stuff that I'm really proud of.
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I just love good movies. And not every movie you're going to end up in is always going to turn out right, but at least walk into it with the right intention.
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Sometimes I think being an actor is like being a dog for a director; it's like they throw a stick, and you want to fetch it and bring it back to them. You want a pat on the head for it.
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All I can say is working with Ridley Scott is a dream come true.
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I'm a great believer in not sitting around waiting for the right part to come around, but jumping in and building it for yourself.
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You've got to be really careful that you're not falling into the Hollywood trap, you know?
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The only way for you to show what you can do is to actually do.
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'The Great Gatsby' ticked so many boxes for me.
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I'm single, footloose and fancy free, I have no responsibilities, no anchors. Work, friendship and self-improvement, that's me.
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I've signed four autographs for Sam Worthington in L.A., and I haven't told any of the people that I'm not him.
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The downside to making movies at a gallop like we did with 'Wish You Were Here' is that we're shooting four or five scenes in a day, and it's very exhilarating, but you worry at the end of the day that you missed some details because you were moving too quick, and you just gotta trust and be ready straightaway.
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I operate under the theory that all publicity is good publicity, and then, if that theory doesn't work, you just say that any newspaper article ends up on the bottom of the parrot cage. But, of course, you can't line a parrot cage with Internet bloggers, can you?
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I had a bit of a martial arts background from when I was a teenager: I did a bit of karate.
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I always kept myself fairly fit.
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I'm a bit of a workaholic.
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I wanted to make a movie that was kind of a tribute to the way I feel when I watch a John Hughes movie.
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I tend to take on a lot of things. And then they all just seem to happen at once. Or maybe I'm not good at saying 'No'. But the juggling's fun.
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The little bit of buzz around 'Warrior' led to a lot of opportunities anyway, before the movie even came out.
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I'm pretty skeptical about Hollywood and its fascination with the sequel and the franchise.
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Every now and then, I have a deep thought.
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Sometimes, what's not said is just as important to the writing as what is said. As a writer, we have our voices heard. I think that, at oftentimes, the ability to allow the dialogue to recede properly into the world of the film is also a really valid sort of way to be a writer, I think.
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That's one of the great privileges, being an actor, is that someone pays you and sends you off to learn about something that otherwise you'd never know about.
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Gene Hackman was a superstar in the '70s - with that face!